How to Allow Users to Edit their Comments in WordPress

How many times you have felt the need to edit a comment you just left on a site? Maybe you want to correct a spelling or grammar error, or maybe you just regret saying something silly. Most sites do not allow users to edit their comments because they don't know how to. In this video, we will show you how to allow users to edit their comments in WordPress for a short period of time.

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Summary of this tutorial:

Users can make mistake when commenting on your site. Allowing them a grace period like 5 minutes to edit their comments can save you time during moderation.

Most website owners do not know that you can allow users to edit their comments in WordPress.

There is a free WordPress plugin called Simple Comment Editing which makes it easy for you to allow users to edit their comments for a short period of time (5 minutes).

When I say it's simple, it really is simple. You just have to install and activate it. That's all.

Plugin mentioned: http://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-comment-editing/